《拳击男孩》讲述了吉姆这个小镇上的十七岁拳击手，他即将迎来自己的第一场职业比赛，同时他的父亲是个酗酒成性的人，总是被人当作笑话对待。他的父亲希望通过儿子的成就来逃离这个狼狈不堪的世界

吉姆的心中充满了压力和挣扎，他渴望在拳击场上取得胜利，实现自己的梦想，但同时也为了讨好父亲而感到疲惫。他的内心在成为父亲期望的拳击英雄和寻找自我之间产生了冲突。

然而，在这个关键时刻，吉姆邂逅了维图，一个毛利同性恋男孩，他每天呆在海边小屋。维图的出现改变了吉姆的人生轨迹。通过和维图的交流，吉姆开始重新思考自己的人生。他逐渐发现自己的性取向，明白到英雄气概与力量无关紧要。

维图成为了吉姆的朋友和导师，他教导吉姆接纳自己的真实感受，不必刻意去迎合他人的期望。吉姆逐渐明白，人生的意义不仅仅是为了取得他人认可，更在于找到自己的内心平衡，活出真实的自我。

"Boxing Boy" tells the story of Jim, a seventeen-year-old boxer in a small town, about to have his first professional fight, while His father was an alcoholic who was always treated like a joke. His father hoped to use his son's achievements to escape the messy world

Jim's heart is full of pressure and struggle. Tired of pleasing my father. He is torn between being the boxing hero his father wanted him to be and finding himself.

However, at this critical moment, Jim meets Vitu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days at a beach hut. The appearance of Vitu changed the trajectory of Jim's life. Through communicating with Vitu, Jim began to rethink his life. He gradually discovers his sexuality and understands that heroism has nothing to do with strength.

Vitu became Jim's friend and mentor. He taught Jim to accept his true feelings and not to deliberately cater to the expectations of others. Jim gradually understands that the meaning of life is not only to gain approval from others, but also to find his own inner balance and live out his true self.